Seattle crows, beloved and feared, may be playing us with their primate-sized brains Seattleites have a unique relationship with the crows that roam the city's neighborhoods and parks, but for the crows, is it all about the peanuts? Stephen Howie
Feeling ragey? Don't bury your anger, process it. Here's how We're often taught to repress our feelings and behave nicely. But anger has a biological purpose, and psychologists say it's healthier to embrace it. Here are four steps for working with anger. Juli Fraga
Psychologists say they can't meet the growing demand for mental health care More than half say they're not taking new patients, in a new survey. They report their existing patients need more attention for complex problems, and many keep months-long waitlists. Rhitu Chatterjee
The power of self-deception: Why and how our brains deceive us "In any given moment the human eye takes in about a billion bits of information. The brain discards the vast majority of that information, and processes about 40 bits of information." Ross Reynolds Play AudioListen 60 mins
Seattle Now: Why vaccine incentives work Starting tomorrow, you could win a cool $250,000 from the state... assuming you're vaccinated, of course. Today we ask: Why do these vaccine lottery programs work? Clare McGrane Play AudioListen 10 mins
Jill Lepore on the ethically challenged birth of the computer age 'These men are going out to build a machine to understand how humans think and feel and would behave, and they don’t understand their wives and they don’t understand their children.' John O'Brien Play AudioListen 54 mins
Election anxiety stressing you out? We asked a psychiatrist about how to cope ‘I think the first step is to take stock individually: What regulates me?’ Andy Hurst Play AudioListen 7 mins
You 2.0: The Mind's Eye Some challenges feel insurmountable. But psychologist Emily Balcetis says the solutions are often right in front of our eyes. This week, as part of our annual series on personal growth and reinvention, Emily explains how we can harness our sight to affect our behavior. Rhaina Cohen Play AudioListen 48 mins
You 2.0: Our Pursuit of Happiness Sometimes, life can feel like being stuck on a treadmill. No matter how hard you try to get happier, you end up back where you started. What's going on here? We kick off our annual You 2.0 summer series with happiness researcher Elizabeth Dunn, who explains how to fight the treadmill feeling. Rhaina Cohen Play AudioListen 52 mins
The Founding Contradiction: Thomas Jefferson's Stance On Slavery "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." These words, penned by Thomas Jefferson more than 240 years ago, continue to inspire many Americans. And yet they were written by a man who owned hundreds of slaves, and fathered six children by an enslaved woman. As we mark Independence Day this week, we return to a 2018 episode with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed. We explore the contradictions in Jefferson's life — and how those contradictions might resonate in our own lives. Tara Boyle Play AudioListen 48 mins
